A Survey on Models and Query Languages for Temporally Annotated RDF

In this paper, the authors provide a survey on the models and query languages for temporally annotated RDF. In most of the works, a temporally annotated RDF ontology is essentially a set of RDF triples associated with temporal constraints, where, in the simplest case, a temporal constraint is a validity temporal interval. However, a temporally annotated RDF ontology may also be a set of triples connecting resources with a specific lifespan, where each of these triples is also associated with a validity temporal interval. Further, a temporal RDF ontology may be a set of triples connecting resources as they stand at specific time points.